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10-letter words containing d, a, r, t, e

  • the lizard — a promontory in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the southernmost point in Great Britain
  • the strand — a street in W central London, parallel to the Thames: famous for its hotels and theatres
  • thenardite — a mineral, sodium sulfate, Na 2 SO 4 , occurring in white crystals and masses, especially in salt lakes and arid regions.
  • theravadin — Hinayanist.
  • third base — the third in counterclockwise order of the bases from home plate.
  • third mate — the officer of a merchant vessel next in command beneath the second mate.
  • third-rate — of the third rate, quality, or class.
  • threadbare — having the nap worn off so as to lay bare the threads of the warp and woof, as a fabric, garment, etc.
  • threadfish — any of several jacks of the genus Alectis, especially A. ciliaris, having the front rays of the dorsal and anal fins greatly elongated.
  • threadless — a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
  • threadlike — a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
  • threadworm — any of various nematode worms, especially a pinworm.
  • threatened — to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
  • tidal bore — an abrupt rise of tidal water moving rapidly inland from the mouth of an estuary.
  • tidewaiter — a customs officer who checks goods upon a vessel's landing, to secure the payment of duties.
  • timberhead — the top end of a timber, rising above the deck and serving for belaying ropes.
  • timberland — land covered with timber-producing forests.
  • timberyard — an establishment where timber and sometimes other building materials are stored or sold
  • time draft — a draft payable within a specified number of days after it is presented.
  • titian red — reddish-gold, like the hair colour used in many of the works of Titian
  • togolander — a former German protectorate in W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: E part is now the Republic of Togo; W part, a British mandate 1922–46 and trusteeship 1946–57, is now part of Ghana.
  • tomeraider — (application, file format)   A cross-platform reference and e-book reader program and file format. TomeRaider files are highly compressed and cross-referenced. The reader displays the text and can follow the hypertext links embedded in the text.
  • top drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
  • top loader — a machine or appliance, as a washing machine, loaded and unloaded through an opening in the top (distinguished from front loader).
  • top-drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
  • top-loader — a washing machine with a horizontal door in its top rather than a vertical one in its front
  • top-ranked — A top-ranked sports player or team is the most successful player or team in a particular sport.
  • torpedoman — a petty officer or warrant officer responsible for the maintenance, use, and repair of underwater weapons and equipment.
  • torquemada — Tomás de [taw-mahs th e] /tɔˈmɑs ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1420–98, Spanish inquisitor general.
  • tote board — a totalizator.
  • tow-haired — having blond and sometimes tousled hair
  • tracheated — having a trachea
  • trade bill — a bill of exchange drawn on and accepted (trade acceptance) by a trader in payment for goods
  • trade book — a book designed for the general public and available through an ordinary book dealer, as distinguished from a limited-edition book, textbook, mass market paperback, etc.
  • trade down — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
  • trade fair — exhibition by a particular industry
  • trade name — brand name, proprietary name
  • trade show — show (def 22).
  • trade wind — Also, trade winds. Also called trades. any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
  • trade-last — Informal Older Use. a compliment that one has heard and that one offers to tell the person so complimented under the condition that that person will first report a compliment made about oneself. Abbreviation: T.L.
  • trade-name — to designate with or register under a trade name.
  • tradecraft — the skills learned from experience in a trade, often used to refer to the skills spies use to avoid being detected
  • tradescant — John. 1570–1638, English botanist and gardener to Charles I. He introduced many plants from overseas into Britain
  • traditores — an early Christian who betrayed other Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions.
  • traductive — able to be deduced or transmitted
  • trafficked — the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
  • trail herd — a herd of cattle driven along a trail, especially from their home range to market.
  • transcoder — a technology, such as a software package, used to transfer data from one format to another
  • transducer — a device that receives a signal in the form of one type of energy and converts it to a signal in another form: A microphone is a transducer that converts acoustic energy into electrical impulses.
  • transected — to cut across; dissect transversely.
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